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J. N.
"Ding" Darling was a renowned editorial cartoonist
who advocated conservation of our nation's natural resources.
Father of the Federal Duck Stamp Program, founder of the National
Wildlife Federation, creator of the Cooperative Fish & Wildlife
Research Unit Program, "Ding" Darling laid the groundwork
for the system of today's National Wildlife Refuges.

Following
Darling's death in 1962, admirers formed the J. N. "Ding"
Darling Foundation to continue Darling's advocacy for wise use
of natural resources and protection of wildlife. Darling's pragmatic
conservation ethic and forceful leadership continue to guide
the thoughts and actions of the conservation movement today,
decades after his death.

One
of "Ding" Darling's cartoonsó"How
Rich Will We Be When We Have Converted All Our Forests, All Our
Soil, All Our Water Resources and Our Minerals Into Cash?"óbest
illustrates both his conservation ethic and his remarkable
ability to convey complex thoughts with a few stokes of pen
and ink. Darling drew this cartoon in 1938.